The beautiful world of big data is getting bigger (and brighter) by the day. We take a look at some of the more colourful developments and discussions from the last week. Big Bang Data Big data is so big it’s now…

What do you think of when you think of “big data”? For many, it’s a nebulous term that invokes images of huge server farms humming away. Or perhaps you think of receiving some kind of personalized advertisement from a retailer.…

Profile: Heather Savory, Director General for Data Capability at the Office for National Statistics Wherever you look, organisations are trying to get to grips with data. Be it big data, open data, metadata, data science, working out how to collect…

Steve Katz of the FAO’s Statistics Division calls on institutions in the agriculture industry and beyond to make better use of company data by ensuring it is accessible, of a high quality and can be integrated across different processes By…

From new regulations governing data use for financial firms, to exploring the abilities and demographics of Superheroes – it has to be our weekly roundup of big data, analytics and IoT news (and views) from the big wide web. …

Business professional of all levels have asked me over the years what is it that I should know that my Data Science department may not be telling me. To be candid, many Data Scientist operate in fear wondering…

China’s Cabinet, the State Council publishes guidelines to promote the opening and sharing of government data to improve governance, boost innovation and promote economic restructuring, with the aim of forging a new model of social governance. A mechanism will be…